catechized

verb

Definition of catechizednext
past tense of catechize
1
as in asked
to put a question or questions to her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job

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2
as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood

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  1. asked
  2. interrogated
  3. questioned
  4. examined
Verb
  • Williams declined to comment about the case when asked about it last week.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Oregon State Police asked the Coast Guard for help when the woman went missing Friday evening.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of asked
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  • Being interrogated by Shire cultivated their mother-daughter dynamic on set, Walter says.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • He was placed under surveillance, interrogated without a lawyer and accused of providing state secrets to the FBI.
    Matthew Lee, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of interrogated
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  • During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some students on the campus questioned the university policy.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of questioned
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  • Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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